General
Visual perception track enables us to recognize objects. Visual action track guides our moment-to-moment actions.
The two-track mind
Hypnosis is a special state of dissociated (divided) consciousness, which allows some thoughts and behaviors to occur simultaneously with others
What is divided consciousness theory?
The large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep
What is delta waves?
Drugs that depress the activity of the central nervous system, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgment
What is barbiturates?
The transition into sleep, marked by slowed breathing and irregular brain waves; hypnagogic sensations/hallucinations, and myclonic jerks may occur
What is NREM-1?
The focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus. The ability to attend to only one voice of many.
what is cocktail Party Effect/Selective Attention?
Hypnotic subjects may simple be imaginative actors playing a social role
what is social influence theory?
The relatively slow brain waves of a relaxed, awake state
what is alpha waves?
Acts as a disinhibitor, impairing judgment and motor skills, reducing self awareness, increasing aggressiveness, and disrupting memory processes by suppressing REM sleep
What is alcohol?
Sleep stage characterized by its periodic sleep spindles, or bursts of rapid, rhythmic brain-wave activity. About half the night is spent in this phase
What is NREM-2?
The biological clock; regular bodily rhythms (for example, of temperature and wakefulness) that occur on a 24-hour cycle.
what is the circadian rhythm?
REM sleep triggers neural activity that evokes random visual memories, which our sleeping brain weaves into stories
What activation-synthesis theory?
Recurring problems in failing or staying asleep
what is insomnia
These drugs can be depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens
What is psychoactive drugs?
Sleep stage that lasts about 30 minutes and your brain emits large, slow delta waves, and you are hard to awaken.
What is NREM-3?
A psychological need to use a drug, such as to relieve negative emotions.
what is psychological dependence?
A sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The sufferer may lapse directly into REM sleep, often at inopportune times
what is narcolepsy
they depress neural activity, temporarily lessening pain and anxiety
what is Opiates?
Another term for REM sleep; refers to the constrast between high amounts of brain activity and low amounts of bodily (muscle) activity
What is paradoxical sleep?
Compulsive drug craving and use, despite adverse consequences.
what is addiction?
A sleep disorder characterized by temporary cessations (ending) of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings
what is sleep apnea?
A powerfully addictive drug that stimulates the central nervous system an mood changes, over time, appears to reduce baseline dopamine levels
what is methamphetamine?
The tendency for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation (created by repeated awakenings during REM sleep)
What is REM rebound?